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Sweet Peas and Dahlias (and Other Illustrated Short Stories) in Very Large Print: Very Short, Twisty Stories about Love in Different Guises

Sweet Peas and Dahlias (and Other Illustrated Short Stories) in Very Large Print: Very Short, Twisty Stories about Love in Different Guises

Sweet Peas and Dahlias (and other illustrated short stories) is a volume of five stories just right for reading in a spare moment in a very large print.

2019

Stories

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How to Paint in Watercolour

How to Paint in Watercolour — Dog Watches Evening Flight of Birds — with narrated video and…

A lot of watercolour painting is about preparing for it — both in your head as to where and what you’re painting — and on your painting…

Mar 24

How to Paint in Watercolour — Dog Watches Evening Flight of Birds — with narrated video and…

Mar 24

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No Crime in Rhymin’

The Importance of Coffee

(It’s importance simply cannot be overestimated!)

Aug 14, 2024

The Importance of Coffee

Aug 14, 2024

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Weeds & Wildflowers

Hordes of Heavenly, Harmonious, and Heroic Hydrangeas

My very first video on YouTube

Jul 18, 2024

Hordes of Heavenly, Harmonious, and Heroic Hydrangeas

Jul 18, 2024

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Weeds & Wildflowers

Spring is not only Sprung — it’s Nearly Summer Already!

But, first — Easter!

Apr 15

Spring is not only Sprung — it’s Nearly Summer Already!

Apr 15

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Weeds & Wildflowers

‘Crown Shyness’

or maybe: ‘Arboreal Breathing Space’

Apr 14

‘Crown Shyness’

Apr 14

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The Daily Cuppa

The camellia flower is part of the family Theaceae, which includes the tea plant — the one we…

In folklore, camellias hold intriguing symbolism. In Japan, falling camellia blossoms are said to represent sudden death, as the entire…

Mar 21

The camellia flower is part of the family Theaceae, which includes the tea plant — the one we…

Mar 21

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Weeds & Wildflowers

Spring is Sprung, The Grass is Riz

I wonder where the birdie is. They say the bird is on the wing But that’s absurd — the wing is on the bird.

Mar 19

Spring is Sprung, The Grass is Riz

Mar 19

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How to Paint in Watercolour

How to Paint the Faraway in Watercolour and Make it Look Far Away

- and the close look Close

Mar 3

How to Paint the Faraway in Watercolour and Make it Look Far Away

Mar 3

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How to Paint in Watercolour

How to Paint Sky with Clouds in Watercolour with Video Demonstration and Narration

All while the paint is wet

Feb 21

How to Paint Sky with Clouds in Watercolour with Video Demonstration and Narration

Feb 21

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How to Paint in Watercolour

How to Paint a Sky in Watercolour — wet-into-wet with Video Demonstration and Narration

‘The sky is the most important part of a landscape painting’. John Constable

Feb 18

How to Paint a Sky in Watercolour — wet-into-wet with Video Demonstration and Narration

Feb 18

Susan Alison

Susan Alison

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Paints pictures & writes stories for a living. Dogs appear in the art, & the humour — a lot! (Dogs have much to say about life.) Can be found at SusanAlison.com

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